used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "What row could there be about a teacher, Strong?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What row could there be about a teacher, Strong?
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The pencil rolled from the edge of the table across the floor at Strong's movement of attention.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The pencil rolled from the edge of the table across the floor at Strong's movement of attention.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The pencil rolled from the edge of the table across the floor at Strong's movement of attention.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What row could there be about a teacher, Strong?
bullyingnounUS /ˈbʊliɪŋ/
the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
Coakley
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From this reading "Coakley?--what of him?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "What row could there be about a teacher, Strong?
the boundary of a surface
From this reading The pencil rolled from the edge of the table across the floor at Strong's movement of attention.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The pencil rolled from the edge of the table across the floor at Strong's movement of attention.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The pencil rolled from the edge of the table across the floor at Strong's movement of attention.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Thought you'd given him his man."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
he's
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From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thought you'd given him his man."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
immediately past
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Thought you'd given him his man."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading The pencil rolled from the edge of the table across the floor at Strong's movement of attention.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
pencilnounUS /ˈpensəl/
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading The pencil rolled from the edge of the table across the floor at Strong's movement of attention.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading The pencil rolled from the edge of the table across the floor at Strong's movement of attention.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading "What row could there be about a teacher, Strong?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
Strong's
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From this reading The pencil rolled from the edge of the table across the floor at Strong's movement of attention.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The pencil rolled from the edge of the table across the floor at Strong's movement of attention.
teachernounUS /ˈtiːtʃər/
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading "What row could there be about a teacher, Strong?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
in or at that place or location
From this reading "What row could there be about a teacher, Strong?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Thought you'd given him his man."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, if he's got any game he must have come to his last chance in it, to try bullying on _me_," said Strong; and then another of the group asked:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What row could there be about a teacher, Strong?
you'd
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From this reading Thought you'd given him his man."
